The Legacy of the Rockefellers

Standard Oil controlled ninety percent of American oil by eighteen ninety. But that was just

the beginning. The Rockefellers didn't just build an empire, they redesigned

society itself. They funded the education system through the General Education Board,

shaping what millions of students learned. They bankrolled medical schools, determining how

doctors were trained. They even influenced foreign policy through the Council on Foreign Relations.

One family didn't just accumulate wealth. They systematically positioned themselves

at every major decision making table in America. The question isn't whether they had

power. It's whether we're still living in the world they built.